Consider the function f(x) = x2 - 1. (a) Find f '(x) using the limit defination of the derivative. (b) Using your answer in (a), determine the slope of the tangent line to the graph y = f(x) at x = 2.
Consider the function f(x) = x2 - 1. (a) Find f '(x) using the limit defination of the derivative. (b) Using your answer in (a), determine the slope of the tangent line to the graph y = f(x) at x = 2.
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Consider the function f(x) = x2 - 1.
- (a) Find f '(x) using the limit defination of the derivative.
- (b) Using your answer in (a), determine the slope of the tangent line to the graph y = f(x) at x = 2.
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